Hiding from the Nazis in Japan
Meyer Zucker was one of more than 2,000 Jews saved by diplomat Chiune Sugihara exactly 85 years ago
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They tried to steal our language, too
Catalogues of Yiddish books kept by the Nazi-controlled Hungarian regime are being translated into English
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A story of a child who fought the Nazis his own way
For Yiddish educators, creating child heroes was an emotionally safe way to relate Holocaust history to their students
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Ukraine in the words of a murdered Yiddish poet
In June, a book festival in Kyiv featured a discussion titled “Yiddish as a Ukrainian Language”
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Commemorating the Yiddish writers and artists murdered on Aug. 12, 1952
Actress Yelena Shmulenson will tell the history of that horrific execution and read some of their poetry
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VIDEO: What Rabbi Soloveitchik said about Jewish concern for Israel
The renowned Talmudist and philosopher gave the sermon ten years after Israel’s founding
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The cantors who captivated Hasidic rebbes
One rebbe was so moved by Cantor Zeidel Rovner’s voice that he asked him to lead the synagogue prayers in his place
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Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico
The organization drew much interest in its previous location in La Jolla but financial challenges forced it to close last year
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VIDEO: High energy and Jewish pride at Central Park’s Yiddish singalong
Many young people in the audience cheered and sang along with the klezmer stars onstage
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Venice’s international arts festival gets unexpected taste of Yiddish
The “Yiddishland Pavilion” aims to validate minority cultures at an event that highlights nation-based narratives
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